NEC Cross Country Championships

Friday, November 1 Event
9:00 am Sports Medicine available
9:00 am Hospitality available
10:45 am Women at starting line
10:50 am National Anthem and Women’s team introductions
11:00 am Women’s Race
11:45 am Men at starting line
11:55 am Men’s team introductions
12:00 pm Men’s Race
1:00 pm (approx.) Awards Ceremony
2024 Championship Important Deadlines
Rosters/Entries Submitted on Direct Athletics & emailed to NEC by Tuesday, October 15
Travel Party Submitted by Thursday, October 17 -http://northeastconference.org/sb_output.aspx?form=39
Travel Info Form Submitted by Thursday, October 17 - http://northeastconference.org/sb_output.aspx?form=38
Final Declarations Due by Thursday, October 31, 7pm
Substitutions Due 30 minutes before the race
Championship Games Committee
Ed Gorman, Meet Administrator
Caitlin Hughes, NEC Championship Representative
Ashley Mara, CCSU, Meet Director
Stacey Gaudette, MU, M & W Cross Country Committee
Amy Strickland, CCSU, M & W Cross Country Committee

Awards, Post-Championship
The following awards will be presented in a brief ceremony that is scheduled to begin following the last race:
• Plaques to the top 14 individual finishers
• Outstanding Performer (Men’s and Women’s)
• Freshman of the Year (Men’s and Women’s)
• Coaching Staff of the Year (Men’s and Women’s)*
• First Place Team Trophy for Men’s and Women’s Races
• Second Place Team Trophy for Men’s and Women’s Race
*To be determined via email vote on Tuesday following the Championship.
Student-athletes participating in the championship will receive an NEC commemorative gift. Participant gifts will
be distributed on site. The NEC will provide a maximum of 14 participant gift items per team.
Banquet
There are no longer championship banquets in any NEC sport.
Coaches Meeting
A mandatory pre-championship meeting to review logistics and procedures for the event will be held on Tuesday,
October 29 at 11:00am via zoom. If a head coach cannot attend the meeting, a representative of the institution
must take their place. Starting box assignments will be randomly chosen during this meeting.
Certification of Eligibility
It is the responsibility of each institution to certify that all student-athletes entered to participate in the
championship(s) meet all applicable NCAA, Northeast Conference and institutional requirements and are eligible to
represent their respective institution in NCAA and NEC competition.
Code of Conduct/Sportsmanship
Each participating institution in this championship has the primary responsibility to cultivate and maintain
wholesome conditions and behavior for coaches, athletes and spectators by ensuring maximum sportsmanlike
conduct throughout the championship(s). The conference’s sportsmanship policy requires coaches and athletes to
conduct themselves in a dignified and courteous manner. Negative comments, insults and physical threats to other
individuals (e.g., participants, officials) will not be tolerated and will lead to immediate ejection from the
championship and could lead to additional sanctions from the Conference (e.g., letter of reprimand, suspension
from subsequent NEC competition).
Competitor Numbers
Runners shall wear numbers on the front of their uniforms and wear their hip numbers as instructed at the coaches’
meeting. A chip/transponder timing system will be used.

7 NEC Cross Country Championship Handbook

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Course & Records
The course is located at Stanley Quarter Park in New Britain, CT. Directions to and maps of the course are included
in the back of this handbook. Course is available for inspection after 10 am on Thursday, October 31.
Course Records: 5000m: 16:49 -Andrea Walkonen, Boston University, 2008
8000m: 24:32 – Ezra Mutai, American International College, 2019